Comparison

Ridgewalk vs ARN G6 3

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ridgewalk

Explore sound with a granular looper and AUv3 plugin. Create infinite soundscapes by manipulating microscopic audio moments in real-time. Record, overdub, and reimagine audio with flexible microloopers and advanced controls.

Highlights
  • Granular looping engine
  • Real-time audio manipulation
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • Infinite soundscape creation
  • Advanced recording and overdubbing
  • Microlooper control
  • Sample import
Features
Currently charting
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Ridgewalk is a standalone app and AUv3 plug-in. Ridgewalk lets you explore sound in unique ways not possible before. Meander between microscopic moments in a sample to create an infinite soundscape, or stretch or compress audio in realtime, all while recording and reacting to new input instantly. Ridgewalk is both a looper and a granular engine. Output is generated by a set of independent microloopers that traverse a single buffer of audio. The audio buffer can be freely recorded to, overdubbed over, and reverted to a previous version, and the microloopers will transition smoothly and instantly. With control over the microloopers’ size, behavior, and movement throughout the buffer over time, you’re free to reimagine and reinterpret audio like never before - all in realtime. Ridgewalk is designed as a modular tool for flexible usage. It is equally comfortable at the heart of your composition, collaborating with you as you perform, or as a finishing touch to provide a unique complementary atmosphere to deepen your mix. Ridgewalk is fully compatible with modulators such as Ableton CV or Bitwig LFOs to broaden horizons even further. Ridgewalk has the following controls available: Recording: Record via your choice of two unique techniques. Choose between automatic recording via input volume detection and a classic latching recording technique that can record infinitely. Buffers can be up to 60 seconds or 16 bars. Overdubbing: Freely overdub on top of existing audio with two methods. Choose between a traditional feedback dub or a unique sidechain dub which compresses existing audio against new input. Playback will smoothly transition to new recordings instantly. Layers: Each overdub creates a new layer, which you can then move between smoothly and revert to previous versions of audio. Full recall: All recorded audio will be saved and reloaded when reopening a project. Sample importing: Rather than record, Ridgewalk can import samples directly. Volume controls: Independent volume trim controls for dry and wet volume. Playback: Looper playback can be played and paused independently of input and recording. Playback will instantly reflect any changes to recorded audio. Hold time: Looper playback can be automatically paused after a defined time since starting. This allows Ridgewalk to act like a strange reverb or delay. Reverse: Playback can be reversed and audio can be recorded in reverse as well. Looper size: Loopers can span from microscopic fragments of the buffer to the full size, and can be synchronized with your BPM. Looper amount: Up to 7 microloopers are available, which move together in concert with one another. Drift: Looper size and positioning can be randomly and independently desynchronized to add variations and unpredictability. Blur: A one-stop-shop for increasing ambience: this controls looper crossfading as well as introduces reverb. Repitch: Playback can be repitched from ±2 octaves. Random movement (Wander): Looper positioning can be set to randomly wander the sample over time via Brownian motion. Sequential movement: Looper position can move linearly through a sample over a time defined in seconds or synchronized to your BPM. Manual looper positioning: Loopers can be positioned manually via tap or click, turning Ridgewalk into a performative instrument. Instant playback: Ridgewalk can start playing back from recorded audio as soon as it is able, turning its granular looping algorithm into a live effect. Transport syncing: Ridgewalk can be synced with your DAW’s transport to automatically start/stop playback or recording.

About

ARN G6 3

Features
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ARN G6 3-4 for guitar shows you triads and tetrads of any musical scale in an innovative way. Perfect for studying and applying chords and harmonizations. - You can move the tonic anywhere on the fretboard - Thanks to the dedicated Circle of Fifths for each scale, you can easily create harmonious chord progressions - Choose between four neck positions (2 for right-handed and 2 for left-handed players) - Use FOCUS to zoom in on a specific part of the fretboard - Want to experiment? Change the tuning and instantly get the correct scale degrees for the scale you're interested in, with over 10 preset tunings - Perfect for composers, self-taught musicians, students, and teachers - Over 160 recorded scales - Save your sessions with your notes, export and import them between your devices, and share the files with your friends or students - The super useful app for your fretboard: Degrees or Notes, switch modes whenever you want! - Click on " i " to download free sessions from the website

Screenshots

Ridgewalk2 screens
ARN G6 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ridgewalk at $9.99 against ARN G6 3's $22.99. Ridgewalk also leads on chart position (#197 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). ARN G6 3's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ridgewalk costs $9.99 and ARN G6 3 $22.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ridgewalk ships an update fortnightly, ARN G6 3 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Ridgewalk versus ARN G6 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRidgewalkARN G6 3
Price$9.99 — better$22.99
Rating4.9 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAqeel AadamNicolas Augsburger Rossi

In-app purchases

None

Ridgewalk

No in-app purchases

None

ARN G6 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ridgewalk free?
Ridgewalk costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARN G6 3 free?
ARN G6 3 costs $22.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ridgewalk or ARN G6 3 have ads?
Neither Ridgewalk nor ARN G6 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ridgewalk or ARN G6 3?
Ridgewalk ships an update fortnightly, and ARN G6 3 weekly. Most recently, Ridgewalk was updated on October 30, 2026 and ARN G6 3 on October 28, 2026.

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